CHAPTER 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amoral | without moral concern |
| bioethics | refers to life and death ethical issues and the implications of the application of biological research |
| deontological | ethical theory based on duty and obligation |
| ethics | the study of moral choices that conform to professional standards of conduct. |
| etiquette | the prescribed code of courteous social behavior |
| immoral | not moral |
| philosophy | basic viewpoint of the system of values of an individual or society |
| political | administration of public affairs, particulary those of a government |
| shibboleth | any phrase or custom peculiar to a certain class or faction |
| teleological | ethical theory concerned with outcome, whether an action produces greater good in the world |
| values | principles considered desirable |
| virtue | goodness conforming to the standard of moral excellence |
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